Experienced NHS data scientist with interests in predictive modelling, machine learning, text mining, and teaching

My work focuses on modelling National Health Service (NHS) data, primarily using national Hospital Episode Statistics (HES). I work primarily in R and SQL Server, and have experience with statistical modelling and machine learning methods. I completed my PhD at UCL, on modelling NHS incident reporting data using using quantitative models and text mining methods.

I advise and train NHS teams and the private sector on using data to manage hospitals, monitor quality, performance, and mortality. I am an experienced trainer, presenter and post-graduate teacher. I have built and released several R packages and am a keen contributor to the NHS-R Community. I lead a local R usergroup, and run a programme of R training courses for HED.

Key skills

University College London (UCL)

PhD Applied Statistics and Machine Learning

London, UK

2020

Thesis: Statistical Methods for NHS incident reporting data

University of Birmingham

PGCert. Public Health

Birmingham, UK

2014

MPH programme, left partially unfinished due to commencing PhD, finished as PGCert instead.

CIPD / City College Coventry

CIPD Certificate in Training Practice

Coventry, UK

2009

University of Manchester

BSc Microbiology with Industrial Experience

Birmingham, UK

2006

Thesis: A model of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in the Cystic Fibrosis lung. Placement: One-year with Arch Biocides

Senior Statistical Intelligence Analyst

Healthcare Evaluation Data (HED), Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2020 - Present

• Managing and delivering senior analyst functions in HED (see below)
• Natural Language processing projects including mapping text to ontologies for PIONEER project
• Managing informatics training function, including strategy and delivery, and commercial R training courses
• Line management and project leadership in data science applications

Intelligence Analyst

Healthcare Evaluation Data (HED), Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2012 - 2019

• Statistical lead and senior analyst, focused on building predictive models in R and SAS, indicator design, SQL database infrastructure and processes, as well as quality assurance.
• Building online national benchmarking analysis tools: www.hed.nhs.uk.
• Highly involved in customer support, training and translating between analysts, business teams and users.
• Line management and team work planning, using Agile methods.
• Run local R usergroup, contributing to national NHS-Community, and established a commercial R training programme.

Data Manager (AIR Study)

Clinical Immunology (sub-contracted from UHB), University of Birmingham

Birmingham, UK

2012 - 2016

• Data extraction and outcome linkage for trial participants, from UHB attendance and clinical data systems.

Informatics Analyst

Health Informatics, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT

Birmingham, UK

2011 - 2012

• Producing monthly reporting outputs for UHB clinical and performance management functions
• Specialist analysis, dashboard building, and information development for HIV service.

Cancer Informatics Analyst

Arden Cancer Network

Coventry, UK

2010 - 2011

• Informatics support for network service improvement projects.
• Constructed cancer waiting times reporting system and various automated templates.

Information Officer

West Midlands Cancer Intelligence Unit (WMCIU)

Birmingham, UK

2009 - 2010

• Producing statistics for information requests.
• Investigative analysis, e.g. difference from nationally published figures and research data.
• Supervising/validating work of junior analysts.

Use of Evidence

First year UCL medical school course on study design and statistics. Led a tutorial group over the course and delivered lectures to full course group.

London, UK

2016 - 2018

Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

Teaching assistant on MSc Data Science for Health, UCL Farr Institute/LSHTM

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Understanding the NHS

Assessing first year medical student assignments on NHS structure, history, and current/future challenges.

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Research dissertations

Second assessor on MSc Mental Health dissertations for students with quantitative studies.

London, UK

2016 - 2017

Driving R adoption in an NHS information service: barriers and solutions

Talk at Enterprise Applications of the R Language (EARL) conference

London, UK

2019

Mainey C

Using funnel plots and CUSUM techniques to monitor hospital-standardised mortality

Talk at Royal Statistical Society Conference

Belfast, UK

2019

Mainey C

Modelling Incident Reporting in the NHS

Poster for Royal Statistical Society Conference

Cardiff, UK

2018

Mainey C, Freemantle N

Can we build statistical models of incident reporting in the NHS?

Poster for Patient Safety Congress Conference

Manchester, UK

2017

Mainey C

Brief Report: Immunization of HIV-Infected Adults in the UK With Haemophilus influenzae b/Meningococcal C Glycoconjugate and Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccines

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Nov 1;73(3):287-293.

N/A

2016

MacLennan C, Richter A, Hodson J, Faustini S, Birtwistle J, Whitelegg A, Chigiga J, Singo M, Walker-Haywood J, Mulugeta B, Masuka S, Mainey C, Plant T, Drayson M; Manavi K